TAKE ACTION: Submit Your Letter In Support of Redondo Beach's Marina

The City of Redondo Beach is home to some of the most beautiful marine life and ecosystem in Southern California. Redondo Beach is also home to some of the most productive coastal businesses that range from day long fishing trips to its surrounding ports and harbors.

The Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau understands the need to protect vital marine life and the delicate ecosystem that make our area so pleasant.

The Chamber is urging elected officials to take into consideration the cross section of businesses that stand to be impacted by the implementation of a Marine Protection Area (MPA). The marine life and its ecosystem are natural wonders to our area and should be treated as such. By designating an MPA close to King Harbor and surrounding ports, vital jobs and businesses will be at jeopardy. We believe this would restrict both commercial and recreational fishing and have direct impact on the business community and tourism.

The Chamber will be diligent and is willing to work with the Agency in order to find a equitable balance between preserving the ecosystem and the Redondo Beach economic system. At a time when the unemployment rate continues to rise and with so many Redondo Beach citizens struggling to make ends meet, the Redondo Beach community cannot afford such intrusions to the livelihood of so many.